Bryde campbell



3. CAMPBELL..

ARCH SUPPORT.

APPLlcATloN FILED FB.21.1919.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

4 /Nvfwron from V5 BRYDE CAIIPBELL, 0F NEW YORK,.N. Y.

Anon-SUPPORT.

application iiied February 21, i919.

YMost of them are intended to occupy fixed and definite positions in theshoe. Some are formed for gene-ral use without regard to the peculiarconditions of the individual case.

` Others are..formed by experts, each according to the requirements ofthe particular' case and in consequence are expensive. It

is the purpose of the present invention to provide a plate orsupport'which c aii be placed in any desired position within the shoe sothat it will meet the lnecessities of a particular case, an'dwill remainduring use engage the sole of t e shoe'suicientl'y to ref tain thesupport in position against acciden tal displacement, but will permitthe' plate to be shifted readily if necessary. rllhe invention will bemore fullyexplained hereinafter with reference to the accompanying.drawini` in which it is illustrated, and in whichigure 1 is a viewshowing three different A.sizes of supports constructed according to theinvention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of .one of such supports, l

Fig. 3 is a view in horizontal section of a shoe with one of the'supports .in place.

Fig. 4 is.a detail view in section on the plane indicatedv by thelbroken line 4-'L-4'of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.'

Fig. 5 is av view similar to fFig. 4 but show- Specication of LettersPatent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

Serial No. 278,395.

ing a slightly'different applicationof the' support to the shoe.

Theplate or support which lembodies the: invention may be of anysuitable shape and'J plan and may have any desired degree or arrangementof arching. As marketed 'for general use it issi'ibstantially ovate inoutline, as shown at a, a', a2, in Fig. 1, is arched as shown in Fig. 2,and is generally supplied in sets comprising an assortment of. differentsizes for the right foot and an assortment of different sizes for theleft foot, so that the chiropodist can select that-one which will bestsuit the needs of the particular case tobe treated." In Fig. 1 theplates or supports a, a are indicated as prepared for the right foot andthe'plate or support a2 is indicated as prepared for the left foot, thethree plates being shown as of diff erent sizes. Whatever be` the sizeor shape of'tlie support, it is provided on its underside with two ormore spurs b which are adapted toengage the upper surface of the Sole ofthe shoe and thereby prevent the support from slipping away from theposition in which it is placed by the chiropodist, when the shoe is inuse, but permitting the support to be lifted from the sole and changedin position if desired. Preferably, in order that the support may have awider range of use, each spur b is formed on a lugA c which,`

when the support isV marketed, stands at a right angle with the plane ofthe support, but, being formed of a metal which is somewhat pliable,'can bebent readily into position parallel with vand slightly within theplane of the lower edge ofthe support, so that' the spurs shall bedirected downwardly. In Fig. 5 of the drawing the support a vis shown asapplied directly to the sole d of the shoe, while in Fig. 4 it is shownas applied `tothe insole e, in which holes are punched, as at e', toreceive the lugs c before they are bent, the lugs being afterward bentinto horizontal position so as to present the spurs b downward, as shownin Fig. 4. For ordinarycases the support may be applied di-= rectly tothe sole of the shoe, as shown in Fig, 5, but in some cases it maybedesirable to apply itto an insole, as shown in Fi .4, and in both usesthe spurs engage directly the sole of the shoe and so prevent adapted tobe bent into substantial parallellateral movement of the Support or ofthe ism therewith, each lug being provided with support and insole, asthe case may be. a spur adapted, when the lug is bent as set 10j I claimas my invention: forth, to engage the sole of the shoe. 5 An archsupport formed to support the This specification signed this 19th day offoot and provided with lugs normally atI Feb. A. D. 1919. right anglesto the planev of the support but BRYDE CAMPBELL.

